Can't Get Enough (Barry White album)

Can't Get Enough is the third studio album by American R&B/disco singer Barry White, released on August 6, 1974 by the 20th Century label.

Can't Get Enough
Studio album by Barry White
Released	August 6, 1974
Studio	Sound City (Van Nuys)
Genre	Soul[1]
Length	31:23
Label	20th Century
Producer	Barry White
Barry White chronology
Stone Gon' (1973) Can't Get Enough (1974) Just Another Way to Say I Love You (1975)
Singles from Can't Get Enough
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" Released: June 28, 1974 "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" Released: October 11, 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[3]

Release

The album topped the R&B albums chart, his third album to do so. It also topped the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.^[4] The album included two Billboard R&B number-one singles, "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything". Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 1 and 2 respectively. Both singles were also hits on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at numbers 8 and 1 respectively.^[4] The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on March 19, 1996 by Island/Mercury Records.

Critical reception

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau mockingly wrote: "Inspirational Clichés: 'doin' our own thing,' 'different strokes for different folks,' 'rather fight than switch.' Inspirational Emphases: 'very important,' 'very very very very true,' 'truly truly.' Inspirational Epithet: 'hope-to-die woman.' Inspirational Drum Sound: 'thwop.'"^[3]

In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 281 the magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,^[5] and at 283 in a 2012 revised list.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry White, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mellow Mood (Pt. I)"	Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor	1:53
2.	"You're the First, the Last, My Everything"	Barry White, Tony Sepe, Peter Sterling Radcliffe	4:37
3.	"I Can't Believe You Love Me"		10:23
Total length:			16:53

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"		4:31
2.	"Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It"		3:54
3.	"I Love You More Than Anything (In This World Girl)"		5:02
4.	"Mellow Mood (Pt. II)"	Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor	1:23
Total length:			14:50

Personnel

• Barry White – lead vocals, arranger, artwork concept
• Gene Page – arranger

Technical

• Paul Elmore, Frank Kejmar – engineer
• Al Harper – cover painting

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7]	28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	4
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9]	2
Italian Albums (HitParadeItalia)[10]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	4
US Billboard 200[13]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	10
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	42

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [17]	US R&B [18]	US Dan [19]	UK [4]
1974	"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"	1	1	—	8
	"You're the First, the Last, My Everything"	2	1	2	1

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Can't Get Enough

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[21]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1974 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)